That we’re talking about it could suggest that it’s either never going to happen and that in itself is proof that time travel isn’t possible or consider if time travel IS possible and the outcome of the Second World War has already been changed by time travel and we are already living in an altered reality. (Which we wouldn’t know about, as it’s been changed). Or some such brain aching stuff,

You can't alter time because it has already happened.
A simple statement but one that covers all sci-fi ideas about paradoxes, past event alterations and other assorted mumbo jumbo.

It's great fun in movies but impossible in reality. The best part is that if you could alter the past, no one would know it had happened.

In the Hitler scenario, I think the more significant point is what people are prepared to do in the name of self interest.
In short, they are prepared to kill an innocent baby thus making themselves arguably as ruthless as Hitler himself.

I suspect she'll turn out all Reitch in the end.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Ridiculous.

He might have averted a global nuclear war in the 60's or a Russia controlled Europe or any number of other possible negative outcomes.

It's fairly obvious that of all the possible outcomes, only some might be perceived as positive to some people in the relatively short term.

Hitler is the linchpin in responsibility for well over 15 maybe 20 million deaths. This puts him up there in amongst the most awful human beings of all time.

However Hitler's service record in WW1 is pretty strong evidence that he was no physical coward. His activities in the 20s and early 30s were similar to how a mafia leader would behave and he was at risk of death many times over.

I think the need to reject something truly awful can sometimes get in the way of acknowledging truths because we don't want to be seen as being positive.

It's the same thing where they call suicide bombers cowards when they plainly aren't......It isn't praise it's just a recognition of a situation for what it is.

Edited by Stirlingsays (20 Jan 2019 8.56pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

History is bunk, someone once said.

A lot of so called history is codswallop but that is not the same as actually trying to alter it.

I watched a program recently where they said that much of the celebrated history of the American revolution was made up. That Liberty bell never rang. Tip of the iceberg I suspect.